鈥淲e have become inured to Moore鈥檚 law. The astonishing advances that once would have brought us to our knees are now reduced to a thumbs-up on Gizmodo. They鈥檙e removed from the realm of magic 鈥� they鈥檙e just cool gear.鈥�
regrets that technology is losing its sheen
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Physicist Freeman Dyson, in a , expresses his scepticism over climate science鈥檚 excessive reliance on computer modelling
鈥淣ow that President Barack Obama has pledged American leadership in cutting greenhouse-gas emissions relief is giving way to worry鈥� The result might not be cooperation but conflict, and possibly the world鈥檚 first green trade war.鈥�
fears a US emissions trading system could lead to import tariffs being slapped on goods from countries like China that don鈥檛 control their emissions
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American atheism Unbelievers are coming out of the closet, according to a , in a trend being likened to the emergence of the gay rights movement
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Slackers Around half of companies surveyed by security company Sophos block employee access to Twitter, MySpace and Facebook, which they fear lead to time-wasting
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